Warning: session_start(): open(/var/cpanel/php/sessions/ea-php74/sess_8383bd365ea18185023085875edbd00913760b2c9647b8d4, O_RDWR) failed: No space left on device (28) in /home/devwehrmacht/public_html/forums/includes/vb5/frontend/controller/page.php on line 71 Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /var/cpanel/php/sessions/ea-php74) in /home/devwehrmacht/public_html/forums/includes/vb5/frontend/controller/page.php on line 71 FW-189 Tail Section, trouvaille in 1992 - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
EspenlaubMilitaria

Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

FW-189 Tail Section, trouvaille in 1992

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
    #1

    FW-189 Tail Section, trouvaille in 1992

    Hi guys,

    in 1992, near the village of Louhi ( north Karelia,Russia ) was found FW-189.
    According to eyewitnesses, he was in good condition. During the war, he made a forced landing. On board his fuselage was the emblem of a flying stork.
    Perhaps it was the 1.(H)/Aufkl.Gr.32
    In the words of that witness this aircraft was sold and shipped to Europe.
    What happened with this plane later I do not know. I would be very interested to see what he looks like now.
    Maybe someone has information or photos of this aircraft.

    Unfortunately I have only this photo.

    Thanks for attention.

    Best regards,
    Sergey
    Attached Files
    Tags: None
    #2
    "Its story starts on May 4, 1943 when Fw 189 V7+1H (Werk Nr. 2100) based at Pontsalenjoki took off on a mission to photograph the Loukhi-3 airbase from an altitude of 6,000 m (20,000 ft), then to continue north along the Murmansk-Leningrad railway. Approximately 31 minutes after taking off, V7+1H was attacked by Soviet Hawker Hurricane fighters. The aircraft dived to escape the fighters, but owing to damage already suffered, could not pull out in time, and it struck the treetops. The tail was torn off, and the crew nacelle left hanging upside down within the trees. The pilot, Lothar Mothes, survived but one crewman was killed in the crash and the third died from blood loss as a result of a severed leg. Incredibly, Mothes was able to survive two weeks in sub-zero temperatures, evading Soviet patrols while eating bark and grubs as he walked back to his base. Mothes spent the next nine months in a hospital recovering from severe frostbite before returning to the front lines to eventually fly another 100 missions.

    In 1991, the wreckage of V7+1H was found in the Russian forest where it had remained for 48 years. The aircraft was purchased by a group of British aircraft enthusiasts and was shipped to the UK, arriving in the town of Worthing, West Sussex in March 1992. The Focke Wulf 189 Restoration Society was formed to restore the aircraft to flying condition. Her pilot met up again with his aircraft in 1996 at Biggin Hill airshow.

    It has been reported that this aircraft has recently been acquired by Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection."

    http://warbirdinformationexchange.or...hp?f=3&t=30975
    http://www.pewteraircraft.com/LUFTWA...9/Fw189A-1.htm
    http://www.aviartnutkins.com/pilots/A28_Sky_Spy.php

    Comment

      #3
      ...

      Hello Ben,

      stunning information and links
      Thank you very much!

      Best regards,
      Sergey

      Comment

        #4
        If I am correct that is the only known Fw189 in existence today.

        Jack

        Comment

        Previous template Next

        Users Viewing this Thread

        Collapse

        There is currently 1 user online. 0 members and 1 guests.

        Most users ever online was 10,032 at 08:13 PM on 09-28-2024.

        Working...
        X